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1. Introduction

This document is a part of the IMS Global Access for All Personal Needs & Preferences (AfA PNP) v3.0 specification. The binding details how the AfA PNP Information Model is realised as an XML binding: using and XSD description. The AfA PNP binding is contained in two XSD files: for the full and core profile versions. The IMS Global AfA Best Practice and Implementation Guide [AfA, 12b] provides non-normative guidance on how to use the Binding and Information Model. For a conceptual overview of the AfA Specification, please see the overview description [AfA, 12a]. For a discussion of potential applications, see the Best Practice & Implementation Guide.

This XSD binding takes the Access for All Digital Resource Description Information Model and produces an encoding of that description in XSD. The XSD is created using the IMS Global Binding Auto-generation Tool-kit (I-BAT) [I-BAT, 06].

1.2 Structure of this Document

The description of the platform specific models in the form of the IMS Global UML-Profile data model representation of the IMS Global AfA PNP specification information model. This representation is used by the IMS Global I-BAT tool to auto-generate the corresponding XSDs;

3. Application of the Binding Guidelines

Explanation of how the platform specific model is realised as the XSD binding. This addresses how the information model is realised as the binding;

4. XSD File Documentation

The description of the elements used within the data model components of the full AfA PNP and core profile bindings. This part of the binding document was created using the schema documentation tool provided as part of the Oxygen 14.0 product;

Appendix A - Listing of the XSD Files

This is the full listing of the AfA PNP full and core profile XSD files.

5. Vocabularies

The vocabulary terms in the XSD binding are as defined in the information model [AfADES, 12]. When proprietary vocabulary terms are required, these must have the prefix 'ext:'. For example a new vocabualry term 'myAudio' would have the value 'ext:myAudio'. The use of the 'ext:' prefix is required by the full model XSD.

This document contains the IMS Global Access For All Personal Needs & Preferences Specification XML Schema Definition (XSD) Binding v3.0. This part of the Access For All specification provides a description of a learner’s functional abilities and the assistive technology or other non-standard technology in use as well as other user preferences.

Revision Information

This version supersedes the IMS Access for All (AfA) Personal Needs & Preferences v2.0 specification.

Purpose

This document is made available for adoption by the public community at large.

Revision History

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Please refer to Document Name: IMS Global AfA PNP v3.0 XSD Binding Public Draft v1.0
Date: 13 September 2012.